Carmina Shoes - Definitive Thread (reviews, advice, sizing, etc...) - official thread.

[WNovizar]

Given the consensus on the style for our next 80791 model, we have now closed the voting link.

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Option one has been selected as our next boot model. Therefore our artisans can now start to create the pattern, model pieces.. This process will very like take 1-2 months.
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If anyone is curious about the other details you voted, this is the result.

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As soon as the model is ready to manufacture, we will let you know.

Any suggestions on how to create a GMTO? A regular one in our website in which only the size can be selected or a larger option on GMTOS with the option to select leather, soles, lasts...

I come back to this thread just in time for your announcement of Galway-styled model. Count me in for those who want the second option (That Carmina x StyleForum logo is rad after all).

Also @Carmina, the @George Red custom pattern boots is insane, I want them as well. But do I have to pay extra just as he did for custom pattern?

 

[J-F-O]

Thank-you @Carmina, for the insights.

I wonder if this is also a confirmation that SF Carmina aficionados are addicted to shell. Like, we have a shell fever spreading out in here?

I was treated against this addiction. It seems to work with me. The treatment consists of only looking at the prices of shell footwear but, very important, none of the pictures . Now that is hard to do, especially with all the pictures here on SF. There is always a risk of relapse. I also joined a SCA group (Shell Cordovan Anonymous). However I was the only member. I'm trying, I'm trying...

 

[bamgrinus]

Now for some Chromexcel...au naturel. Soller last. Let me tell ya, I'm glad I sized down, because Soller is huge.

Orange kidskin lining...it's fire. I like the kid better than calf lining.

 

[stook1]

Now for some Chromexcel...au naturel. Soller last. Let me tell ya, I'm glad I sized down, because Soller is huge.
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Orange kidskin lining...it's fire. I like the kid better than calf lining.

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Very nice! That's an unusual medallion for Carmina and I really like it...I'd been curious about how it looked.

 

[bamgrinus]

Very nice! That's an unusual medallion for Carmina and I really like it...I'd been curious about how it looked.

I'm really happy with the medallion. I was hoping for something with a bit of a Tricker's vibe, and I think this succeeded very well.

 

[zag73]

I'm really happy with the medallion. I was hoping for something with a bit of a Tricker's vibe, and I think this succeeded very well.

Do you have any experience of the rain last? If so, how does the soller compare to the rain? The carmina diagram suggests it’s bigger.

 

[bamgrinus]

Do you have any experience of the rain last? If so, how does the soller compare to the rain? The carmina diagram suggests it’s bigger.

I do, but I went TTS on Rain and it's big on me, especially in the instep. I wear them with a tongue pad.

 

[Darkkp]

Now for some Chromexcel...au naturel. Soller last. Let me tell ya, I'm glad I sized down, because Soller is huge.
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Orange kidskin lining...it's fire. I like the kid better than calf lining.

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I wish I can go for chromexcel as an MTO. I just know how inconsistent it can be regarding it having lose grain. I am hoping that @Carmina would add a natural cap-toe makeup in the llubi last so that I can freely exchange them if I need to.

 

[zag73]

I do, but I went TTS on Rain and it's big on me, especially in the instep. I wear them with a tongue pad.

What size did you get in the rain and soller? Thanks

 

[bamgrinus]

What size did you get in the rain and soller? Thanks

12.5 in Rain, 12 in Soller. If I got another pair of Rain I'd probably size down...but I have a suspicion it may just not be a great last for me. Oscar and Forest are both dead on in a 12.5.

 

[Neville Southall]

A sharp comparison between bourbon and armagnac shell cordovan, the Forest and Oscar last, and a U-Tip and split toe boots.

 

[Berto1]

A sharp comparison between bourbon and armagnac shell cordovan, the Forest and Oscar last, and a U-Tip and split toe boots.
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That Armagnac looks like really fantastic.

 

[Neville Southall]

That Armagnac looks like really fantastic.

Thanks, man. I agree. So glad I pulled the trigger when I did.

 

[Rodolphe]

Now for some Chromexcel...au naturel. Soller last. Let me tell ya, I'm glad I sized down, because Soller is huge.
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Orange kidskin lining...it's fire. I like the kid better than calf lining.

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Ahhhhh thanks Bamgrinus ! I was wondering myself how the medallion 15 looks like in real !
It's rough as I like !

 

[bamgrinus]

Ahhhhh thanks Bamgrinus ! I was wondering myself how the medallion 15 looks like in real !
It's rough as I like !

I'm really happy it came out like it did. I was hesitating to add a medallion at all because I plan on wearing these quite casually and thought most of the medallions look a little too, well, fancy for what I was going for, but I really like how it turned out. I was really aiming for a vibe along the lines of the Tricker's Stow, and I think this succeeded quite nicely in that goal. They're gonna get a ton of wear this winter.